Managing Burnout as a Nomad

Nomad Profile

Dec 29, 2025

A white woman with curly brown hair is wearing a colorful sarong and standing on the bow of a boat. She has a tropical island and clear blue waters behind her.

Katharine and I are buddies from our Central Asia Nomad Trip adventure. We were also fortunate enough to secure a “golden ticket” visa to Turkmenistan. So between sharing a yurt, a bathing suit (thanks for the loan, Katharine! 👙), and a rough ride to the Gates of Hell, we’re now fast friends.

Besides being a great person to travel with, I appreciate how Katharine embarked on her nomadic journey at an early age. She’s figured out remote working, traipsing around the world, and avoiding burnout long before most of us. You can follow Katharine’s travels via her Instagram: @katharine_sf.

9 Fun Facts

First Name: Katharine
Age Range: 30s
Nationality: Australian
Nomadic Stance: Full-time
Last Corporate Job: Marketing for a Polar Cruise Company
Current Job: Head of Marketing for a Travel Company + Freelance Marketing Specialist in the Travel Industry
Favorite Country: Such a hard one! My top three would be: Switzerland, Vietnam and Brazil
Next Stop: Skiing in Georgia
What do you like best about the nomadic life? Freedom

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2 Questions

1) You’ve been traveling for years without a home base. What keeps you going? Any thoughts of slowing down?

My love for travel and lust for discovering new places and cultures long precedes my remote working/digital nomad lifestyle. I see working remotely as a means to enable my travel, so I think my passion for it keeps me going, rather than just being a fun perk on the side.

I am looking at establishing a base somewhere soon though, but I’m having trouble deciding where and what factors are most important to me in a base! The curse of having too much choice!

2) How do you have time to work a full-time (remote) job, run a freelance business, and travel to new countries every month? What’s the key attribute that helps you to manage it all?

These days with my full time job, my freelancing workload has reduced, but I still keep a couple of clients on the books who have been with me from the start. Managing it all is just about staying organised and knowing when to slow down and chill out.

It’s easy to get caught up with feeling like I have to do and see everything possible in the place I’m in, but I’ve learned to pick and choose what’s most important to me and being content with my experiences. This has helped me not feel burnt out trying to fit in too much travel along with my work. 🦋

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